Writers, almost by definition, love books, and so a lot of story characters love books by extension. There are probably more stories about libraries than, say, dentist offices. I don’t have the stats but it’s a good guess. Story Prompt: August 11, 2025 Write a story that takes place in a library. There are a…
Tag: twist endings
Muse on Monday – August 4, 2025
The movie version of Wicked came out this year (well, Part 1, at least) with huge success. This is based on the musical of the same name, based on the book of the same name by Gregory Maguire, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum. Clearly it’s okay to borrow ideas….
Muse on Monday – July 28, 2025
If you look at the cover image above for this prompt, you see a peaceful road in the countryside in the fall. However, if you look closer, you see a small Do Not Enter sign in the distance. Maybe this is at the beginning of a side road that is hidden at this angle, but…
Writing Corner: Endings
Endings Two weeks ago, I wrote about story beginnings but today I am going to write about endings. The difference, however, is that I am not going to give any examples from real stories. The problem with endings is that they really do not make sense without knowing the story that came ahead of them…
The Green-Walled Treehouse 